Chapter 257: A Perfect Match with Knight Lin

Chapter 257: A Perfect Match with Knight Lin

“Let’s talk about the chest and then the waist!” Lin Nuo bombarded Zhou Hui with words in front of such a large crowd.

Women care a lot about how others see them, especially concerning their chest, waist, and face—those striking features that are so visible.

However, Lin Nuo, with a ‘nothing to lose’ attitude, fired back, disregarding his own face and tearing apart Zhou Hui’s dignity in the process.

“You…!”

Zhou Hui was furious, yet she struggled to maintain her composure and couldn’t lash out at Lin Nuo right there.

Stay calm, stay graceful.

Zhou Hui took a deep breath and scoffed, “Heh, is this how the Lin family rolls—publicly attacking someone’s character? Quite amusing, really.”

“Yes, that’s exactly the Lin family style.”

Right, I’m here to insult you; you’re here to rip into the Lin family.

Lin Nuo didn’t hold back at all. In his previous life, he had overly concerned himself with the identity and reputation of the Lin family’s third young master, allowing others to bully him.

As long as he had no burdens, being shameless could make someone invincible.

The inn buzzed with excitement.

No matter where you are or in what era, there’s always a group of onlookers who love drama—people who thrive on seeing conflicts unfold.

The gossiping folks down the streets can’t compare to the allure of a conflict among noble families.

From their conversation, everyone realized that the young man was actually the third young master of the Lin family.

The third young master of the Lin family, named Lin Nuo, but the common folk didn’t pay much attention to cultivators and didn’t know much about Lin Nuo’s accomplishments.

Let’s not even mention the commoners; even Zhou Hui knew little about him.

After all, they moved in different circles, and a glamorous beauty naturally wouldn’t know much about that, still holding onto her previous impression of Lin Nuo.

Zhou Hui didn’t expect Lin Nuo to disregard his status to speak to her. It seemed he was utterly hopeless now.

Zhou Hui continued to maintain her calm, scoffing, “Lin Nuo, let’s say for a moment that you’re right. You being affectionate in public with a woman far beneath me in every way? Your standards are quite laughable.”

“How ridiculous! Anyone with eyes can see who’s superior. Just based on what I said, Luo Yi is leaps ahead of you!”

“Heh, you still cling to that?”

“Is it not true? Dare to measure it out?”

“You…! Hmph, I won’t engage further with you.”

“So you come downstairs to talk all this? Don’t you think that’s contradictory? By the way, the wind blew so much powder your face is practically caked! Trying to hide ugliness with makeup?”

“You…?! We’re leaving!”

Zhou Hui was out of arguments and could only storm off with her entourage, questioning why she should waste more time on him.

What position and identity does he hold in the Lin family, to even be conversing with me?!

“Goodbye, don’t turn into a pancake on your way out.”

Lin Nuo finished with that remark and then continued sipping tea and snacking as if nothing had happened.

Luo Xiaoxue didn’t fully grasp the situation and remained silent, simply watching the argument between Lin Nuo and Zhou Hui.

Though publicly speaking ill of others was somewhat crude, Luo Xiaoxue felt quite relieved listening to Lin Nuo take down Zhou Hui.

After all, Zhou Hui had been the one to stir up trouble; she and Knight Lin were a perfect match. A casual kiss happened to be a dazzling sight; how dare she belittle it as something beneath her?

“What right does she have to judge Knight Lin? What right does she have to judge us?”

“Young Master Lin, who is that person?”

“Just an ugly creature who thinks she’s a celestial beauty.”

“Hmm… What’s her name?”

“Zhou Hui. You know, the currently influential Zhou family?”

“Oh, I’ve heard of them—you mean she’s a lady of the Zhou family?”

“Incorrect terminology; she doesn’t qualify as a ‘lady’.”

As the waiter brought the dishes, Lin Nuo picked up his chopsticks to eat.

The food in this inn was surprisingly decent; he wondered if they did takeouts.

Being praised by Lin Nuo made Luo Xiaoxue very happy. To be honest, Zhou Hui’s figure was not as terrible as Lin Nuo claimed. Coming from a noble family, she naturally took care of her appearance.

However, Luo Xiaoxue’s figure and talent did indeed surpass hers.

As for her chest… well, it was truly genuine, not like what others padded out.

This was a successful first step; getting Knight Lin’s recognition based on her looks would set her up to reveal her inner self to him.

The knight was no shallow person; he primarily looked at what was within. But she was confident she could become someone he recognized.

With aspirations to care for the world, she would combat the strong and support the weak, serving the nation and its people!

Also, she planned to do practical work, speak less empty talk, and embrace humility—a principle strongly upheld by the Lin family.

Thinking about all this made Luo Xiaoxue smile.

“You’ve been smiling non-stop; did you remember something joyful?” Lin Nuo glanced at her, finding that persistent smile rather puzzling.

“Getting praised by Young Master Lin makes me very happy!”

“Don’t you think I’m just appeasing you?”

“Not at all! Even if you’re just forced to spare some time to humor me, I’m still very glad!”

“You’re quite the peculiar one.”

Lin Nuo couldn’t grasp the little girl’s thought process and didn’t care to understand it.

“From now on, just call me A’xiao.”

“How about Young Master Lin calls me Xiaoxiao instead?”

“While eating? Can you not use those cringe-inducing reduplicated words?”

“Xiaoxiao”—even the name gave him goosebumps.

But then he thought back; before he became a devil in his past life, he used to tease Su Kexin by calling her ‘Xiaoxinxin’.

Damn it, foolish Lin Nuo, how disgusting.

“Young Master Lin, what do you think of the current royal dynasty, the Luo royal family?”

Luo Xiaoxue strategically brought up the topic, eager to learn Lin Nuo’s views on the royal family.

Lin Nuo replied nonchalantly, “Not much of an opinion—just keep it up, I suppose.”

“Ah, are you disappointed in them?”

“I didn’t say that; let’s not discuss it—it’s pointless. I might attract trouble.”

Disappointed? No, it was extreme disgust, given how he had been chased around in his past life.

But could he say that? Nope, he still needed to conserve his energy and warm his belly.

Lin Nuo dug into his meal enthusiastically, pouring himself a cup of wine.

Comforting.

Luo Xiaoxue’s smile faded, feeling somewhat let down.

She had hoped the Luo dynasty was doing splendidly to earn Knight Lin’s recognition, but the tone of his voice suggested he was quite disappointed with them.

Indeed, the way officials interacted with the common folk suggested a lofty attitude, disregarding the people—a sentiment that deeply infuriated Knight Lin.

She realized she had a long road ahead. She must work diligently to change the status quo; otherwise, how could she face Knight Lin in the future?

Thinking along those lines, she felt she and Knight Lin might actually be quite compatible after all.

Knight Lin dispatched demons and evils while she governed the world—what a perfect combination for peace and stability!